Record ID: SUSS-AB720F
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval Iron axehead, dating to c.AD 1000 - 1500.  The axehead has a triangular or 'wedge'- shaped blade with a slight curve to the cutting edge; it projects downwards more than it projects upwards from the central body of the axe. The socket is filled with corrosion but is triangular in shape with a triangular wing surviving on one side, extending downwards.  When viewed from the rear, the butt of the axe appears rectangular. The metal surface is heavily corroded and laminated.  Measurements: Length: 210 mm Width at cutting edge: 167 mm Thickness at so…
Created on: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-126978
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval iron horseshoe dating c. AD 1350-1550. The shoes is complete with a broad web and two rectangular nail holes one branch and and four on the other. The nail-holes flare inwards from the ground surface of the shoe and the shoe has a smooth outside edge. The inner arch extends to a rounded point at the apex. A right angled calkin protrudes from one heel.  Measurements: length 120.83mm, width 122.44mm, width of web 41.75mm, thickness at toe 9.48mm, thickness at calkin 18.85mm,  weight 2…
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-1137A4
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval iron horseshoe dating c. AD 1350-1550. The horseshoe is Clark's type 4, with a broad web. There are  three rectangular nail holes on each branch and no countersinkings; the nail-holes flare iinwards from the ground surface of the shoe and the object has a smooth external edge. The inner arch extends to a point at the apex. There is a worn right angled culkin on one branch terminal. Measurements: length 101.14mm, width 104.19mm, width of web 34.62mm, thickness at toe 10.26mm, thickness at calki…
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-10262D
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded and incomplete Post Medieval iron shoe buckle with a loop chape and pitchfork tongue dating c. 1720-1790. The rectangular frame is undecorated with rounded corners and is drilled to accommodate the separate spindle. Attached to the spindle is a pitchfork tongue and the stubs of the base of a loop chape. The side profile of the frame is curved to fit the foot. The object is covered in orange and brown corrosion. Measurements: length 48.11mm, width 59.29mm, thickness 3.65mm, weight 24.78g. Similar examples are illustated in Whitehead (2003) p. 104 and 10…
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-0F8133
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval to Post Medieval iron assymetrical buckle with double strap/pin bar dating c. 1350-1700. The frame is asymmetrical with a D-shaped loop and a flat transverse bar separating the D-shaped loop from the trapezoidal half. A second flat bar dividing the trapezoidal half functions as the pin bar, with a waisted centre to accommodate the wrap around pin. Both bars are decorated with grooves running inside each long edge. The triangular pin is flat with moulded decoration comprising two rectangular panels separated by a broad transverse g…
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-99E334
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post medieval iron rowel spur probably dating between AD 1600-1800. The object consists of the integral neck and partial sides of the spur. The sides have broadly D-shaped cross-section, the outer surfaces of the sides are convex. One side ends with a worn break at roughly 60mm from the neck, the other side continues down toward a complete double looped terminal. The sides taper into the neck that is narrow at the base with a broadly circular cross-section, then widening into the rowel box with a rectangular section. The spur is covered in iron c…
Created on: Tuesday 19th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 19th September 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-243DB2
Object type: JEWS HARP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron jew's harp dating to the Post Medieval period (c. AD 1500-1800). The harp has a pen-annular head from the base of which extend the straight arms, are extremely worn and corroded but are broadly lozenge-shaped in cross-section. On one side of the head is a small depression; the rabbet which held the iron tongue, now missing.   Measurements: length: 52.2mm; width at head: 30.02mm; thickness at head: 8.13mm and weight: 13.48g.  Jews harps or jews trumps have been around for many centuries,with a wide geographical distributi…
Created on: Tuesday 8th August 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 8th August 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-1C1668
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete heavily corroded early medieval to early post-medieval (c.1000-1550) wrought iron 'bearded' axehead. The axehead has a triangular or 'wedge- shaped blade with a waisted section near the socket flaring into the curved cutting edge. The upper edge is broadly straight, whereas the lower edge incurves sharply from the socket, at an angle around 130º's then extending in a slightly concave edge to cutting edge. The socket is broadly triangular in shape, each lower side edge extending into a triangular wing. There is no evidence o…
Created on: Tuesday 20th June 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-16B75E
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small corroded cast iron ball, possibly a small cannonball dating to the post medieval period (c.AD 1500-1800). The object is spherical with a rough and pitted surface and corrosion forming prominent lumps on the surface. There is a possible casting seam visible on a small area of the original surface and there is a short lump of corrosion protruding from one point with a mass of corroded metal at the opposite point. The object is heavily corroded.  Dimensions: diameter 51 mm; weight 369 g  The ball is heavily corroded which has expanded the diameter, so i…
Created on: Thursday 20th October 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2022
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Record ID: SUSS-8084AB
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early medieval to early post-medieval (c.1000-1550) wrought iron 'bearded' axehead. The axe is almost complete with a fresh transverse break across the blade with approximately half the cutting edge missing.  It has a triangular or 'wedge- shaped blade with a waisted section near the socket flaring into the curved cutting edge. The upper edge is slightly concave flaring upwards towards the cutting edge, whereas the lower edge incurves sharply from the socket, almost to 90º's before extending in a slightly convex edge to the br…
Created on: Thursday 13th October 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 19th October 2022
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Record ID: SUSS-DABDFA
Object type: FLINTLOCK PISTOL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron trigger mechanism and attached hammer of a flintlock pistol dating c. AD 1620-1850. The trigger mechanism is formed of two parts, the body of the trigger and a jaw screw, both of which survive. The terminal of the mechanism has two horizontal plates, the jaws, which holds the gunflint. The jaws are connect together and to the hammer by a vertical bar running down one side which is heavily corroded.The screw runs vertically through the jaws adjacent to the side fixed by the vertical bar and would have tightened to hold the flint in place. The flint projects beyond the open…
Created on: Thursday 30th June 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 5th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-959F28
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early Medieval Viking style iron sword of Petersen type M dating c. AD 850-1050. The sword is incomplete and heavily corroded, the upper hilt consists of an upper guard which is sub-rectangular in plan, having slightly curved corners, and is rectangular in section. It is 71.28 mm long, and tapers slightly in width from 14.82 wide at the centre to 10.83mm at the narrowest end; it also tapers slightly in thickness from 11.23 mm in the centre, to 8.60 mm at the thinnest end. In the centre of the top surface of the upper guard is an amorpho…
Created on: Sunday 13th February 2022
Last updated: Friday 3rd March 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-520BE0
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete iron axehead of late Roman to Early-Medieval date c. AD 300-600. The butt-end of the tool is flat and sub-rectangular in shape measuring 35.9mm wide and 38.8mm tall. The flat upper surface of the blade gently curves from the top edge of the butt with an empty central oval socket (36mm long x 21mm wide); narrowing from 35.9mm at the butt to 3.4mm at the blade edge. The socket drops parallel to the butt through the tool head. A sub-triangular projection (lug) extends down from the sides of the toolhead on either side of the socket, creating an ar…
Created on: Wednesday 17th November 2021
Last updated: Friday 25th November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Poynings', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-D92FD9
Object type: PATTEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval to Modern iron foot patten (c. 1720-c. 1900). This patten has an oval ring, rectangular in cross-section. It has a raised platform at the heel end where there is a pentagonal attachment plate and a raised pentagonal platform at the toe with a tapering protrusion at the front edge terminating in a break. Both heel plate and toe plate have two corroded rivets remaining in situ. The patten is complete but corroded overall. Length: 170.51mm; width: 109.32mm; height of foot attachments: 29.49mm; weight: 149.8g. A patten of this design is illustr…
Created on: Thursday 1st July 2021
Last updated: Monday 12th July 2021
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Record ID: SUSS-45B016
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large iron rotary key, dating from the medieval to post medieval periods; c. AD 1400 - 1600. The bow of the key is kidney shaped with a flat rectangular cross-section. The plain, undecorated stem is also rectangular in cross section and protrudes slightly into the internal aperture of the bow. It measures 13.73mm in width and widens 15.22mm at the bit before narrowing 9.18mm at a solid short projection, 6mm beyond the bit. The bit is heavily corroded, but appears rectangular with a narrow, central cleft, now filled with corrosion separating it into two opposing wards. The recta…
Created on: Thursday 24th June 2021
Last updated: Thursday 24th June 2021
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Record ID: SUSS-343A3A
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete iron socketed spearhead of Early Medieval date c. 525-585. The blade and socket are complete but heavily corroded. The socket is circular in cross-section and split on one side. It measures 140mm in length and 20mm in diameter at the wider end. Below the socket is a corroded protrusion that is the remains of an iron rivet that would have secured the blade to the shaft. The parallel sided, leaf shaped blade has gently sloping shoulders between the blade and socket shaft and is slightly lentoid in cross section. There are two pairs of opposing notches on both edges of t…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd June 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd December 2021
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Record ID: SUSS-2317C0
Object type: CRUCIFIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, but broken, iron wrought crucifix, which is probably post-medieval. It is in good condition, with clear decorative details. The four terminals of the cross are circular, with a floral design. The cross is decorated with a 'x's in line. There is a fleyr de lis on each quarter of the cross. The reverse is flat and plain. Most similar example on the database: LANCUM-67A4A6
Created on: Wednesday 18th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 18th September 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rother district', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-2B4827
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast iron arrowhead of indeterminate date. The arrowhead is diamond shaped in cross section and there could have been tangs, though as the edges have been broken this is difficult to verify. The tip and the blade edges are intact though there is a great deal of corrosion product on the object. The base of the arrowhead has been broken off and so the profile of this cannot be identified. As there is a lack of definite diagnostic features visible, it is not possible to assign a date to this object; There are tanged and untanged diamond cross-section arrowheads of this size…
Created on: Tuesday 13th August 2019
Last updated: Friday 10th January 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Around Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-D9ED76
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near-complete iron and lead nail. A wrought iron nail with its head sheathed in lead, possibly to delay its corrosion in an exposed position. The shaft is square in section and the lead head is semi-spherical with a flat top. Previous examples on the database have been dated to the Post-Medieval period, e.g.: NLM-6B0777, NLM-9784DB and NLM-77889A.
Created on: Tuesday 16th July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 16th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Arun', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-3F7946
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman - Post Medieval iron and lead alloy steelyard weight, AD.50-1600 The weight has an iron squared shank with a discoidal head encased in lead alloy. The shank is broken at the point. The weight measures 31.3mm long. The head is 18.8mm diameter and it weighs 24.2 grams.
Created on: Monday 26th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 10th April 2018
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